Verstappen to Take on 100 Go-Kart Drivers Live on ESPN
The live go-kart race will feature 101 karts, with Max Verstappen starting last against athletes, streamers, celebrities and fans.
- Four-Time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will race 100 competitors in a specially designed karting event at Silverstone on September 16, broadcast live on Disney+. Verstappen starts at the back of a 101-driver field.
- Race Director and former karting world champion David Terrien designed the custom circuit, which underwent a 50-kart shakedown trial. Verstappen, who began his career in karting at age four, noted that returning to "starts, defending, overtaking" helps him prepare.
- The field includes Red Bull athletes like ultrarunner Arda Saatçi, basketball shooting phenomenon Chris "Lethal Shooter" Matthews, and freestyle mountain biker Matt Jones. Competitors will communicate with Verstappen in real-time, providing viewers an inside look.
- Comedian Mo Gilligan will host the live broadcast, featuring game-inspired graphics and cinematic drone footage. The event streams on the ESPN app for United States subscribers alongside the Disney+ global broadcast.
- Verstappen admitted he looks forward to "seeing the carnage unfold in front of me," though he acknowledged the difficulty of overtaking 100 drivers. Red Bull simracing driver Sebastian Job noted that even with 50 drivers, completing the challenge proved difficult.
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Verstappen to take on 100 go-kart drivers live on ESPN
Max Verstappen will take on the challenge of starting at the back of the field against 100 go-kart drivers and trying to overtake them all, in a live event to be broadcast on ESPN on Disney+.The challenge - dubbed ‘Max vs 100’ - will take place on a purpose-built circuit...
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Disney+ to air Max Verstappen’s 'Max vs 100' go-kart race
Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesESPN may have lost the rights to Formula One, but that won’t stop it from airing a unique Red Bull event featuring Max Verstappen. Disney has announced an agreement to air “Max vs 100,” which will see Verstappen race 100 people in a go-karting event live globally on Disney+ and on the ESPN app in the United States. There will also be a delayed broadcast on ESPN2. The event will take place on September 16 at a …
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